Influence of strengthening medical case discussion on the Medical Practitioner Qualification Examination
Huang Zongshun
Wang Yingchao
Zeng Wenting
Luo Bihui
Ke Guibao
Abstract：Objective To explore whether strengthening medical case discussion could improve the scores of Medical Practitioner Qualification Examination(MPQE)of residents in standardized training.Methods Forty six residents who entered standardized training of internal medicine or general practice in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University in 2019 at 2020 were selected.Residents who participated in strengthening medical case discussion were included in the observation group(n=17),otherwise in the control group(n=29).The MPQE scores of the two groups of residents were compared.The relationship between the frequency of participating in or listening to the strengthening medical case discussion and MPQE scores of the residents was analyzed.Satisfaction of the residents with the content and the whole process of strengthening medical case discussion was compared between the observation group and the control group.Results The score of MPQE theory test in the observation group(433.12±34.65)points was significantly higher than that in the control group[(413.24±30.63)points,P<0.05)].There was a positive correlation between the frequency of participating in the strengthening medical case discussion and MPQE theory test score in the observation group(r=0.600,P=0.011).There was a positive correlation between the frequency of listening to the strengthening medical case discussion and MPQE theory test scores in the control group(r=0.559,P=0.002).There was no significant difference between the observation group and the control group in the average satisfaction with the content of strengthening medical case discussion,nor in the average satisfaction with the whole process of strengthening medical case discussion(P>0.05).Conclusion Strengthening medical case discussion can improve MPQE scores of residents in standardized training.
Keywords：internal medicinecase discussionstandardized residency trainingmedical practitioner qualification examination
Publication Date：2024-04-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 250-253 )